Kayla White&nbsp;has won an award for her ongoing commitment&nbsp;with helping to educate Aboriginal people.&nbsp; Kayla is the Aboriginal education coordinator at Camden Haven High School and recently received&nbsp;the Aboriginal Education Council's award at the&nbsp;Young Achiever Awards NSW/ACT in Sydney.&nbsp; The award came as a surprise to Kayla, as when her name was called she didn't believe that she was the winner.&nbsp; "I didn't even have a speech prepared,"&nbsp;she said.&nbsp; "I opened my speech with 'I can't even win on a scratchie and I never thought I'd be up here tonight'." Kayla was a former Camden Haven High School student but said she struggled with her own education.&nbsp; As an avid sport enthusiast, Kayla said all she wanted to do was play outdoors.&nbsp; "By the time I got into Year 11 I had burnt my bridges with most of my teachers and there was no turning our relationships around,"she said.&nbsp; Kayla changed schools to attend Wauchope High School and said it was exactly what she needed.&nbsp; "I had a Year 11 English teacher that believed in me and supported me though my High School Certificate,"&nbsp;she said.&nbsp; When Kayla graduated she&nbsp;applied for a position at Booroongen Djugun Aboriginal College and worked with the Aboriginal community to help enrol&nbsp;people into courses.&nbsp; She said it was a very rewarding job and propelled her on to pursue a career in education as a teacher.&nbsp;&nbsp; Kayla enrolled at Sydney University and undertook a double degree of Diploma of Aboriginal Education and Bachelor in Education (Aboriginal Studies). Kayla&nbsp;has five children and said the block courses at Sydney University allowed her to care for her family while studying.&nbsp; Kayla said she would like to see more block programs implemented into universities, to help support parents through their studies.&nbsp; &nbsp;“Especially for people in remote areas,"&nbsp;she said.&nbsp; After gaining her qualifications, Kayla landed the Aboriginal education coordinator role at Camden Haven High School.&nbsp; "To come back as a staff member, rather than a student was much easier,"&nbsp;she said.&nbsp; After her own struggle with education, Kayla said she can relate to other students when they have difficulties.&nbsp; Kayla said she wants to continue to implement&nbsp;cultural pride into&nbsp;students and the school.&nbsp; Kayla&nbsp;implemented led many programs in&nbsp;2018, including the NAIDOC Road Show&nbsp;which was a program taken to students as a celebration of culture.&nbsp;